acquisitions
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European Commission approves Disney’s Fox deal – with conditions
Disney will divest interest in History, H2, Crime & Investigation, Blaze and Lifetime channels
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SIS Live acquired by NEP
NEP says the acquisition complements its Broadcast Services and Media Solutions businesses
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European Commission approves acquisition of Com Hem by Tele2
Commission approved deal unconditionally
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Comcast officially acquires Fox’s stake in Sky
James Murdoch resigns from the broadcaster's board
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Comcast acquires over 75 per cent of Sky shares
Company had previously said it expects to complete the acquisition by the end of October
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NEP acquires robotic camera systems company
Fletcher Group provides high-end specialty ultra-slow motion and robotic camera systems
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Fox agrees to sell its stake in Sky
Will sell its 39 per cent stake in the broadcaster to Comcast
Business
Comcast has already acquired 29 per cent of Sky shares
Company has purchased 499.6 million shares since Saturday
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Sky advises shareholders to accept Comcast offer “immediately”
Comcast CEO stresses broadcaster will remain independent
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Comcast outbids Fox in battle for Sky
New Comcast bid values broadcaster at over £30 billion
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Takeover Panel confirms plans for Sky auction
An auction of three rounds will take place on Saturday
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Ericsson’s sale of MediaKind stake delayed to year end
Deal was previously expected to go through in Q3
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BroadStream acquires Screen Subtitling Systems
Acquisition will see Screen's subtitling products integrated into Broadstream's OASYS integrated playout platform
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Former Cisco video business renamed Synamedia
New corporate identity revealed for Cisco's Service Provider Video Software Solutions business
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Apple buys augmented reality lens company
Akonia Holographics creates displays for AR glasses
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Comcast extends Sky shareholder approval deadline due to lack of take-up
Less than one per cent of Sky shareholders have signed up so far
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Facebook acquires social media video developer Vidpresso
Acquisition is aimed at enhancing interactive elements of Facebook Live
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Kudelski sells SmarDTV device business to Neotion
New business SmarDTV Global is an affiliate of Neotion
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Fox buys more time for new Sky bid
Company filed paperwork which gives it several more weeks to produce a new offer
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InterDigital acquires Technicolor patent licensing business
Includes approximately 3,000 worldwide video coding patents and applications
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Swedish telco Telia acquires Bonnier’s TV business
Deal includes Sweden's TV4, streaming service C More, and Finnish MTV
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Comcast drops 21st Century Fox bid to focus on Sky
Leaves the way clear for Disney to purchase Fox's entertainment assets
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Battle for Sky intensifies as Comcast ups its offer
DCMS gives Fox go-ahead to take control of Sky
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Fox “preparing new bid” for Sky
Decision over Fox's bid was expected this week, but may now be delayed due to change in Culture Minister
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Culture secretary expected to decide on Fox/Sky deal this week
Comcast has until the end of this week to make its own offer for Sky
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US Department of Justice gives Disney-Fox deal the all-clear
Disney would be require to divest Fox’s regional sports networks within 90 days of the deal's closure
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Eutelsat decides against bid for Inmarsat
Company had previously said it was weighing an offer
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Disney could get US antitrust approval for Fox deal “within weeks”
Reports suggest approval could come as soon as two weeks
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Disney increases its offer for 21st Century Fox
Disney's new offer is worth $71.3 billion of cash and stock
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Walt Disney Company to acquire Sky News
Culture Minister gives go-ahead, if Fox/Sky shareholders agree
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Sky executives ‘set for sale windfall’
According to reports, staff could receive £350 million in bonuses from expected takeover
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Comcast finally makes it official
Offers $65 million all-cash deal to acquire 21st Century Fox's assets
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More deals expected in wake of AT&T-Time Warner decision
Comcast is expected to make imminent formal Fox bid
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Analyst: Rupert Murdoch “open to Comcast bid”
Rich Greenfield suggests Murdoch wants to maximise value of 21st Century Fox assets
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Fox, Disney call shareholder meetings for vote on merger
Both meetings are set to take place on 10th July
Business
European Commission approves acquisition of Ziggo by Liberty Global
Merger was originally approved in 2014 but then annulled by the General Court of the European Union